Bird flu: Otago Mainland Poultry boss on stressful time as 80,000 hens culled
The chief executive of the poultry farm at the centre of a highly pathogenic bird flu outbreak says his team is facing a ...
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High pathogenicity avian influenza hits New Zealand: first case, but not H5N1
NZ authorities have locked down and depopulated free-range hens on a remote Otago poultry farm, after detecting the country’s ...
Bird flu outbreak: Culling of 80,000 chickens expected to begin today
The culling of 80,000 chickens to contain New Zealand’s first confirmed case of high pathogenic avian influenza H7N6, or bird ...
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Avian influenza reaches New Zealand
The highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus has now been confirmed in New Zealand. The presence of an H7N6 variant of ...
Risk of bird flu in Hawke’s Bay? Step-up the biosecurity
MPI is making inquiries over potential bird flu at a second farm, and Yanfei Bao's killer Tingjun Cao has been found guilty.
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Hong Kong suspends poultry imports from Missoula County over avian influenza concerns
Hong Kong on Tuesday suspended import of poultry meat and products from several parts of the United States and New Zealand, ...
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Avian flu outbreaks spike in Asia-Pacific region
Last week, avian influenza virus was detected for the first time in New Zealand. The presence of the H7N6 HPAI virus serotype ...
Meat chickens not involved in avian flu scare, consumers unlikely to shy from New Zealand favourite meal
No meat chickens are involved in New Zealand’s first outbreak of a highly pathogenic bird flu that biosecurity officials are ...